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Lu. SUCHET. MACHINE FOR BINDING CASK HOOPS. APPLICATION FILED AUG-131 I920.

lg lfie Pamhted Oct. 10,1922.

Patented Get. it), 1922,

JOSEPH URSULE SUCHET, 01E NUITSST.-GEORGES, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR BINDING CASK HOOPS.

Application filed August 13, 1920. Serial No. 403,317.

Y '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn URSULE Sooner, a citizen or" the French Republic, and residing in Nuits-St-Georges, Cote dOr, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to a Machine for BindingCask Hoops, of which the following is a complete specification.

This invention relates to the binding of cask hoops.

The usual operation of attaching the ends of cask or similar hoops by means of wicker or wire is rather difiicult to perform, and requires a long time, and in addition, presents but a relatively weak fastening, since the binding becomes rather quickly broken under the actionof shocks or by becoming worn, especially when the same is effected by means of wicker.

One object of this invention is to effect an absolutely rigid binding 01": the said ends by the aid of metallic clasps which are easily and quickly attached, and contemplates a machine which renders it possible to efi'ect the said binding instantaneously and in a safe way.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a machine which is simple in operation and easily controlled, and which is designed for strongly tightening the clasp round the ends to be united, and for applying the retaining clip at the desired point. p The invention consists in securing both ends of the hoop to be united between members of a clasp and to maintain the said clasp itself by means of a clip which is put over the bent ends of the same and prevents them becomii'ig nnbent, the said clip being driven into the endsof the hoop in order to form a strong binding.

1n the accompanying drawings is illustrated by way of example the method of binding the hoop ends together by amachine designed for performing such binding: in said drawings i Figure 1 shows the bindingclasp, Figure 2 shows the clip for retaining the said clasps.

Figure 3 is a side view of the machine for binding said "cask hoops.

Figures 4 and 5 are detail views on an enlarged scale showing in elevation and in plan respectively the shaping carrier hereafter more fully referred to which shuts the clasp round the ends of the hoop to be formed.

Figures 6, 7 and 8 are fragmentary views showing the method of action of the carrier upon the branches of the clasp.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view of the device for putting a clip into position.

Figure 10 is a sectional elevation showing the joint and fastenin means produced by the1 clasp and clip at t e ends of the hoops, an

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the carrier.

The metallic clasp preferably used may be of the shape shown in Fig. 1 which consists in a metallic blade a of convenient width conveniently bent, and presenting in its middle part a reinforced part a". The said middle part of the clasp is adapted to be placed on the external part of the hoop while the branches of the said clasp are to be bent inside said hoop; the parts of such hoop being thus kept in the clasp, The clip 6 is adapted to be placed over the bent branches of the clasp in order to prevent the same from being separated and to thus disengage the parts of the hoop. The said clip has two points 5, b which are adapted to enter into the said parts and to secure in a still more eificient manner the fixation of the whole.

The putting in place of the said clips, if performed manually, would be a long and expensive operation, so it is preferable to use for this purpose the machine shown by Figure 3, and certain detail parts of which are shown by Figures 4 to 9, V

On the base 0 of any shape, are fixed standing uprights d of I shaped iron or of any other section, and on which are fixed the several parts of the machine. The said parts comprise on the one hand a bearing 0 for the ends of the hoop to be united, and which encloses and slidably receives the carrier f for reciprocation therein, together with the guide or block a designed for driving the clip, and the arcuate or concaved tightening or clamping jaw h. The bearing 6 is formed by two parallel bars fixed to the uprights, spaced a certain distance apart, and fastened by means of bolts or the like, and maintained by convenient struts The inner or internal faces of said bars are pro vided with slides or ribs upon which the carrier 7 is adapted to slide. The latter also comprises, in the constructional form shown (Figures i and two strips or side pieces, f, f provided with groor'es'to receive the guiding ribs of the bearing and which are maintained at a convenient distance apart by a block which is formed integral with one of them, namely the strip or side piece f as shown as Well as by their assembling parts, bolts or similar parts. The shaping part of the said carrier comprises on the one. handa movable roller the axis of which is journaled or harboured in oblique grooves-Z provided in the strips f, f inthe bottom of which it n'ormallyrests, and, on the other hand by a rounded fixed shoulder m, rounded at its fore end. The said block 7' is hollowed out or recessed at the bottom for receiving a slidable or movable guide or block a, the flat head of which may reciprocate in the slot or cranny provided between the block y' and the rear face of the shoulder m, and is arranged so as to receive the clip b (Figures 4 and 9). The lower part of the guide a is connected by a link 0 with the controlling lever p.

The longitudinal displacement of the carrier f in the bearing 6 is controlled by a hand lever g pivoted at Q3 to the uprights d and on the axis of which is keyed a link 9*, the-prolonged hole or slot of which Q5 engages the pin f which forms a bolt for the strips 7, f of the carrier f.

'The inverted arcuate or concaved jaw or presser h is so conformed as to come in in timate contact with the clasp a and the hoop upon which it is to be applied. vIt is carried by a rod 1" which slides in a guide 8 solid with the branching arms of the U shaped support or stirrup s, fixed to the uprights d of the machine. The said rod r is pivoted to a lever 1" pivoted on the other hand to a supporting arm (5 solid with the frame of the machine. The lowering oi the jaw IL is controlled by the operation of the pedal t connected by the rod 25 with the lever r and provided with the counterweight t which normally maintains the jaw h in its upper position.

The binding of cask hoops is obtained by this machine in the following manner:

A clip 7) is first introduced into the slot or cranny 7" provided between the block j and the shoulder m in such a manner that it rests, with its points upright outhe upper end orjaw face of the flat jaw or projection n" of the guide a; the height and arrangement of this cranny is, of course, such that the: points of the clip are flush with the upper part of the carrier and are not inthe way for the putting in place of the hoopto be bound. The latter is then placed upon the bearing 6, on the upper face ofwhich the ends to be united are then surrounded by a clasp a, the branches of which are protruding between the stripsv ofthe carrier as may '1 Aeneas be seen in Fig. 6. The jaw h is then lowered by pressure exerted on the pedal. 6 and it is maintained firmly pressed against the clasp during the whole operation in order to prevent the hoop and the clasp which it carries from moving or shifting on the bearing 0 and becoming displaced "from the position in which it will be properly acted upon and se cured in position. The carrier at that time occupies its middle position, that is to say that, as shown by Figure 6, in the middle part of its stroke, the controlling lever 9 being vertical. On throwing the said lever q, thus bringing it into the position the carrier 7 is. caused to glide up to the end of its course in the bearing 6. In this movement, the roller it meets with one of the branches of the clasp a (the branch a in the example shown in Fig. 6) the said clasp being maintained fixed by the jaw h, the roller begins bending the branch a while going up under the action of the resistance it is oiieringto its displacement, to the upper pait of the oblique groove Z; it goes on progressing to act upon the branch a until the time when, the carrier having reached the end of its fore stroke, it reaches the upper end of the branch aflbends down the same completely and fastens the same strictly against the internal face. of the hoop.

On bringing back the lever g to its rear position, the carrier 7 is displaced in the opposite direction, :and its shoulder m comes into contact with the branch at ofthe clasp. Under the action of the rounded part of the said shoulder the branch a is progressively bent over thebranch a until, the lever occu) in the )osition 2 and the carrier 1'? being at the end of its rearward stroke, it is firmly maintained by the passage of the shoulder m. I At that time, the hoop is placed exactly above the cranny' y" which encloses the clip 6. It is then suificient to raise the hand lever p for causing the points of the said clip to enter into the hoop and bring its transverse part or bight portion against the bent parts of the clasp. These several op erations, which are very quickly efi'ected to permit. the placing of in a very short time as many clasps as it is necessary for insun ing the perfect fixation of both the ends oi: the hoop.

It is quite evident that the described an rangement could be slightly modified, and for instance the controlling parts of that apparatus could be arranged in-adiflerent manner, or the shapes of the operating parts could be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is I 1.. A method for connectingor binding the ends of cask hoops or other similar hoops, consisting in passing a clasp around the ends to be united while maintaining said ends firmly clasped together and then forcing a clip against the ends of said clasp and across and at right angles to said clasp and said ends, said clip being forced into the wood of the hoops and pressed against said ends of the clasp when bent upon each other.

2. A machine for binding cask hoops comprising a clamping member for holding the ends of the hoops pressed toward each other in assembled relation, means for applying a clasp around said ends, and means cooperating therewith for forcing a clip into the wood of the hoops at the overlapping ends thereof to anchor the clasp in position.

A machine for binding and clasping cask hoops comprising a movable carrier, means for supporting the hoops at the ends thereof in overlapping relation and pressed toward each other, said carrier being provided with members which during the displacement of said carrier act upon the branches of the clasp to bend the same against the inner face of the hoop, means for applying the clip, means for displacing the carrier, and means for forcing the ends of the clip into the inner face of the hoop and thus forcing the same into the clasp.

4-. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, a bearing carried by the frame, a carrier movable in the bearing and adapted to receive thereon the ends of a hoop to be joined, means for bending the ends of a U-shaped clasp toward each other and against the inner surface of the hoop upon movement of the carrier, and means for forcing a clip in straddling relation to the overlapping bent ends of the clasp and into the overlapping ends of the hoop to secure the clasp in position.

A machine of the class described comprising a frame, a bearing carried by the frame, a carrier movable in the bearing and adapted to receive thereon the ends of a hoop to be joined, means for clamping the hoop in position and against movement on the bearing and carrier, means for shifting the carrier, means on the carrier for engag ing the ends of a clasp fitted around the ends of a hoop to be joined so as to force said ends against the inner surface of the hoop in overlapping relation, and means cooperating with the carrier for forcing a clip into the wood of the hoop at the points thereof" and constituting a pushing device for driving said points and fastening the transverse part of the clip against the bent branches of the clasp in order to prevent the same from becoming disengaged.

6. A machine for binding cask hoops, comprising a base, uprights mounted upon the base, a bearing supported in an outstanding position upon the uprights, a carrier adapted to reciprocate in the bearing, means for reciprocating the carrier, means for clamping the overlapping ends of a hoop in assembled relation upon the bearing and over the carrier, said carrier having a slot adapted to receive the ends of a Ushaped clasp engaged over the hoop at the overlap ping portions and provided with spaced engaging members to bend the points of the clasp in opposite directions upon reciprocation of the carrier so as to move the same in opposite directions, said carrier being provided with a slot adapted to receive a clip transverse to the position of the clasp and the bent branches thereof, and a pushing device for driving the points of the clip into the wood of the hoop and tightening the transverse part of the clip against the bent branches of the clasp in order to prevent the same becoming disengaged, said device being movable with respect to the carrier and supporting and engaging the clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Paris this day 30th of July, 1920.

JOSEPH URSULE SUGHET. 

